Denise and Rick Cunningham

Like many boomers we're planning the "next chapter". We live a fairly chaotic life in Georgetown in Washington DC. I'm a former fashion executive and journalist. Rick's an engineer and computer scientist. We're about ready for a little change of pace. Travel... perhaps moving to warmer climes ...and definitely savoring more moments. We never set out to buy an RV...matter of fact, we had never even been in one and I definitely don't camp. But, now, with more time and a growing aversion to the insults of air travel, we bought a 40' motor coach. Our grandson, Ian, named it Gigantor. We call it Tor for short.

We're seeing things you just can't from the air and finding that we've so much to discover on this continent. In the past two years, we've taken three marvelous six-week trips. This time, we're "chasing the sun for as long as it fun". We left on October 5, 2009. We'll see how long we last!

We're searching for great places to stay, sights worth seeing, golf courses worth playing, great restaurants, shopping, farmer's markets. We're on the road in search of the high road.


Saturday, November 28, 2009

A Quiet Day at Our Santa Fe "Home"

November 24

We're staying at Santa Fe Skies RV Park (santafeskiesrvpark.com) which ultimately we end up liking quite a bit.  But when we first drove in, we thought we landed in the middle of a junk yard!  Turns out all the rusted engines and trucks are an art installation!  Who knew!  We grow to appreciate it.



They've done a nice job in their clubhouse, though we never seem to take advantage of those things.  There's a big lounge with a fireplace and outside a nice bar, patio and outdoor fireplace.  We'd probably use the patio if it were warmer.  It's in the 50's during the day, but the minute that sun goes down, watch out, it drops 30 degrees in a heartbeat.

I guess beauty really is in the eyes of the beholder.  I don't think I could ever call New Mexico beautiful...brown, scrub, rocks.  It's very rugged country.  Don't think I could make my home in a place without green or trees, but we love our view for this week.


After a very quite, restful morning, we go to the outlet center to find me a decent pair of walking shoes.  Walking through dirt and rocks at the Taos Pueblo in patent leather flats just didn't cut it.  Simply can't bring myself to do the clunky hiking boots thing, but find cute pair of short boots with decent soles on them.  They don't look bad and the bonus is that they are really comfortable. 

Tomorrow is our ninth anniversary and we have a full, fun-filled day planned.
Posted by Denise and Rick Cunningham on Saturday, November 28, 2009

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